NEON’s very own remote sensing powerhouse just took its first rides in a plane this past week. The full Airborne Observation Platform is LiDAR + hi-res digital camera + visible to shortwave infrared imaging spectrometer from NASA JPL. The AOP crew proudly sent us photos of their instruments being integrated into our rented plane in …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/05/photo-gallery-aop-1s-first-test-flights/
In mid-February, while many other people were wooing their significant others for Valentine’s Day, we were hard at work establishing the first portion of NEON’s groundwater observation well network.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/04/windows-into-unseen-waters/
Each project brought a data manager to the meeting. The macrosystems teams spent a lot of time talking about how to share data technologically and also how credit can be given and shared. How can young scientists work in these exciting teams and still be recognized and promotable?
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/04/macrosystems-biology-how-to-share-manage-and-cite-big-data-and-team-science/
Our study contributed to growing evidence of the ecological impacts of the Clean Air Act. The policy decisions we make, or don’t make, have the ability to alter atmospheric chemistry and the concentration of pollutants and impact ecosystem function.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/03/using-long-term-data-sets-to-trace-the-impacts-of-environmental-policy/
A lot has changed in the five years since Project Budburst got underway. A quick stroll down memory lane is a good reminder that we started with a simple web site, data base, and very limited resources. We did not lack for people who brought a dedicated passion to make Project BudBurst succeed. In 2012, we’re expanding, with new features such as online courses, a Cherry Blossom Blitz, and an updated mobile app.
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We all descended on the Capitol armed with one message: “please talk to climate scientists about climate science”. It seemed like a very simple and obvious message, but it was surprising how critical it really was.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/02/dr-taylor-goes-to-washington/
NEON is often considered a “big science” project. In fact, it is a large user facility that supports individual PIs and students, as well as small and large teams equally!
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/02/constructing-the-neon-user-facility-to-support-projects-large-and-small/
By working with local tribes, scientists can supplement their research with rich natural history data they would never be able to gather in the short span of a grant funded project.
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This winter, I was one of not tens, not even thousands, but tens of thousands of people throughout North America who participated in the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/01/counting-birds-in-the-cold-for-111-years-and-counting/
RSS subscribers, you probably didn’t notice anything different. But those of you accustomed to surfing into blog.neoninc.org can’t have missed it. The NEON blog is kicking off the new year with a new name and a totally new look!
Permanent link to this article: http://www.neonnotes.org/2012/01/notice-anything-different-about-the-blog/
iBiosphere Initiative
Project Budburst
Oikos
Biological Posteriors
Adventures in Biodiversity Science
The Contemplative Mammoth
Distributed Ecology
Eco-Evo Evo-Eco
DownWithTime
Science Storiented
The EEB & Flow
The Portal Project
Accessibility of Ecological Language
Ruminations of an Aspiring Ecologist
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